Principal Investigator

Madi Arndt

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Bridgeport Urban development (2024 Spring)

Team: Silas Kirsch (Project Lead), John Hocknell, Maggie Roseto, Char Tomlinson

Summary: Urban environments face hotter temperatures than suburban and rural areas due to higher concentrations of impervious surfaces, heat-retaining buildings, and lack of green space. Bridgeport, Connecticut, which was...

Principal Investigator

Stephanie Willsey

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Baltimore Energy & infrastructure (2024 Spring)

Team: Maya Clark (Project Lead), Brian Arruda, Karla Monroy, Lena Kufferman 

Summary: Across the world, climate change is altering cities and their local climate systems. Following global trends of rising mean temperatures, Baltimore, Maryland is projected to experience more...

Principal Investigator

Stephanie Willsey

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Coronado Disasters (2024 Spring)

Team: Andrea Slotke (Project Lead), Mikki Arimitsu, Alexander Behzadi, Madeline Drelichman 

Summary: The Coronado National Memorial (CORO), located in Hereford, Arizona, is situated along the United States' southern border, featuring recently established but still incomplete border barrier roads. This landscape is...

Principal Investigator

Megan Rich

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Sarasota Climate (2024 Spring)

Team: William Hadley (Project Lead), Casmir Brown, Catherine Gallagher, Theresia Phoa 

Summary: The coastal county of Sarasota, Florida, is located within the humid subtropical climate region and experiences an average of 250 days of sunshine every year. The county has large...

Principal Investigator

Megan Rich

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Platte River Basin Water Resources (2024 Spring)

Team: Jennifer Mathis (Project Lead), Jackie Encinas, Olivia Kirkland, Emma Vail 

Summary: In the Platte River Basin, wetlands provide ecosystem services such as flood mitigation and wildlife habitat. However, increasing urban development in the area has impacted natural...

Principal Investigator

Truman Anarella

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Oklahoma & Texas Agriculture (2024 Spring)

Team:Ashley Bañuelos (Project Lead), Alyssa Spencer, Joseph Dale, Yezzen Khazindar 

Summary: The practice of night penning, which involves corralling livestock into a fenced, secure area overnight, aims to safeguard animals from predators. Although this method has proven successful...

Principal Investigator

Truman Anarella

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Idaho & Oregon Agriculture (2024 Spring)

Team: Garret Weichel (Project Lead), Aarushi Jhatro, Jack Hagenbuch, Hannah Willis 

Summary: The practice of night penning, which involves corralling livestock into a fenced, secure area overnight, aims to safeguard animals from predators. Although this method has proven successful...

Principal Investigator

Lauren Webster

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

Cali Water Resources (2024 Spring)

Team: Tallis Monteiro (Project Lead), Gabi Davidson-Gomez, Nathan Tesfayi, Raquel Trejo 

Summary: Recent research has documented the global decline of wetlands, largely attributed to increased urbanization and agriculture. This NASA DEVELOP study partnered with two local environmental entities in Cali...

Principal Investigator

Lauren Webster

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

San Joaquin Valley Health & Air Quality II (Spring 2024)

Team: Shea Rousseau (Project Lead), Gabriela Colombo, Carlo M. Gomez, Tyler C. Padua 

Summary: The city of Stockton, California, located within the San Joaquin Valley (SJV), is a major hub for agricultural production and...

Principal Investigator

Julianne Liu

Capacity Building Type
DEVELOP

San Joaquin Valley Health & Air Quality (Summer 2023)

Team: Jonathan Szeto (Project Lead), Jasper Beardslee, Piper Christian, Bethany MacCarter, Alma Quintero

Summary: Little Manila Rising (LMR) is a nonprofit in Stockton, California that has been increasingly concerned by the air pollution in their city...